2014 Norfolk State Spartans football team

The 2014 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Pete Adrian and played their home games at William "Dick" Price Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 4–8, 4–4 in MEAC play to finish in sixth place.

2014 Norfolk State Spartans football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	4–8 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Pete Adrian (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rod Holder (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark DeBastiani (10th season)
Home stadium	William "Dick" Price Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)
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2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 23 Bethune–Cookman +		6	–	2					9	–	3
North Carolina A&T +		6	–	2					9	–	3
South Carolina State +		6	–	2					8	–	4
North Carolina Central +		6	–	2					7	–	5
Morgan State +^		6	–	2					7	–	6
Norfolk State		4	–	4					4	–	8
Howard		3	–	5					5	–	7
Florida A&M *		3	–	5					3	–	9
Hampton		2	–	6					3	–	9
Delaware State		2	–	6					2	–	10
Savannah State *		0	–	8					0	–	12
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to APR violations Rankings from The Sports Network poll

On November 24, head coach Adrian announced his retirement.^[1] He finished at Norfolk State with a ten-year record of 54–60.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	at No. 25 Maine*	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		L 6–10	6,951
September 6	4:00 pm	Liberty*	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA		L 0–17	6,150
September 13	7:00 pm	at No. 16 William & Mary*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		L 14–29	8,254
September 20	3:30 pm	at Buffalo*	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPN3	L 7–36	21,139
September 27	4:00 pm	Morgan State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	SSC	W 15–14	6,511
October 4	2:00 pm	at Savannah State	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA		W 14–7	5,268
October 11	2:00 pm	Delaware State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	SSC	L 10–13 ^OT	11,260
October 18	1:00 pm	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA (Battle of the Bay)	ESPN3	W 21–13	11,000
November 1	3:00 pm	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 12–10	18,663
November 6	7:30 pm	No. 20 Bethune-Cookman	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPNU	L 7–13	4,220
November 15	2:00 pm	North Carolina Central	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	SSC	L 14–19	3,980
November 22	1:30 pm	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		L 20–30	7,339
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

References

1. . wavy.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.